Bilge-block.



No. 787,294. PATENTED APR. ll, 1905.

J. HICKLEB..

BILGB BLOCK.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. so. 1905.

FIL-f.. l

Patented April 11, 1905.

JOHN HIOKLER, OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

BILGEBLOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,294, dated April11, 1905.

Application letl January SO, 1905. Serial No. 243,312.

To /l/ Irl/.om if ntf/,y concern:

Beit known that I, JoinY HIoKLnR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofOalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBilge-Blocks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to bilge-blocks; and one of the principal objectsof the same is to provide a strong', durable, and eilicient device ofthis character which will be capable of withstanding the tremendousweight to which such device is subjected.

Another object is to provide a bilge-block comprising a tilting memberand a bearingblocli. said parts being detachable one from the other inorder that said members may be interchangeably used in the series ofblocks necessary in supporting a vessel and in order that said membersmay be renewable in case of injury to any part thereof.

These and other objects are attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying'drawings, in which-- Figure l is aperspective view of a bilgeblock made in accordance with my presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same, and Fig.3 is a side elevation.

Referring to the drawings Yfor a more particular description of myinvention, the numeral l designates the tilting member of mybilge-block, and '2 is the bearing member thereof. Secu red tothe memberl is a strong metal semitubular bearing-plate 3. This bearing-plate isprovided with a semicircular convex bearing-surface si, provided withflanges 5 at its opposite ends. The upper wall t3 of this plate is flatand extends across the tilting' member l and is secured thereto by meansof a bolt 7 passing through the member l and the flat upper wall of theplate 3. From the foregoing it will be noted that the tubularbearing-plate 3 is adapted to rock or tilt within the rounded recess 8in the bearing-block .2 and that owing to thc fact that the flat upperwall 6 of said plate extends entirely across and covers considerable ofthe surface of the tilting' member l said member is not weakened, aswould be the ease where a tubular metal device were used seated in arecess in the block l.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing' from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein-described bilge-block consisting of a tilting member having aplane upper and lower face, a hollow semicircular bearingplate havingend flanges, a plane upper surface, a semicircular bearing-surface, saidbearing-plate being' secured to the tilting' member by means of a boltpassing' through said block and through the plane upper wall of thebearing-plate, and a bearing member having' a semicircular recesstherein to form a seat for the bearing-plate, the flanges at the ends ofthe bearing-plate serving to prevent sidewise movement of the tiltingmember, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN HIOKLER.

Iitnessesz S. A. TERRY, BnNJ. G. CowL.

